English > brandy: 1 sense > noun 1, food| Meaning | distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice. |
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| Narrower | Armagnac | dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France |
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| Calvados | dry apple brandy made in Normandy |
| Cognac | high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France |
| applejack | distilled from hard cider |
| eau de vie | Strong coarse brandy |
| grappa | Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing |
| kirsch | From fermented juice of black morello cherries |
| marc | made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing |
| slivovitz | A colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans |
| Broader | liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink | An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented |
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| Substance of | claret cup | A punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit |
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| pink lady | A cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice |
| ratafia, ratafee | Sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds |
| stinger | A cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy |
| Spanish | brandi, brandy, Brandy, coñac |
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| Catalan | brandi, brandy, conyac |
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